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                                  3714

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. DiPIETRO, LALOR, DUPREY, RAIA, GIGLIO, BORELLI,
  CROUCH, KOLB, MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,
  HAWLEY,  McLAUGHLIN,  OAKS,  TENNEY  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT to amend the military law,  in  relation  to  providing  for  the
  "Campaign Medal for Service" to be granted to those who provided mili-
  tary service in Afghanistan

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 1-c to read as follows:
  1-C.  THE  GOVERNOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN THE NAME OF THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A MILITARY DECORATION, TO BE KNOWN
AS THE "CAMPAIGN MEDAL FOR SERVICE",  BEARING  A  SUITABLE  INSCRIPTION,
DEVICE,  AND  RIBBON,  ALL  OF WHICH SHALL BE OF SUITABLE DESIGN, TO ANY
PERSON (I) WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR (II) WHO  WAS  A
CITIZEN  OF  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE UNITED STATES, AND WHO, WHILE SERVING IN  THE  UNITED  STATES  ARMED
FORCES,  DEFINED AS ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OR COAST GUARD,
SERVED IN ACTIVE DUTY IN AFGHANISTAN. NOT MORE THAN ONE  CAMPAIGN  MEDAL
FOR SERVICE SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY ONE PERSON; NOR SHALL ANY CITATION BE
AWARDED  OR  PRESENTED, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TO ANY
PERSON WHOSE ENTIRE SERVICE SUBSEQUENT TO THE TIME  OF  THE  RECEIPT  OF
SUCH  MEDAL  SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN HONORABLE. FOR EACH SUCCEEDING MEDAL AS
PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO WEAR,  AS
THE  CHIEF  OF  STAFF  OF THE STATE MAY DIRECT, A RIBBON WHOSE COLOR AND
DESIGN SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AFFAIRS.    IN  THE
EVENT  OF THE DEATH OF ANY PERSON DURING OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE RECEIPT OF
SUCH CITATION THE CAMPAIGN MEDAL FOR SERVICE SHALL BE PRESENTED TO  SUCH
REPRESENTATIVE  OF THE DECEASED AS MAY BE DESIGNATED. THE CHIEF OF STAFF

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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SHALL MAKE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE
PROPER PRESENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH DECORATIONS.
  S  2.  Subdivision 1-a of section 247 of the military law, as added by
chapter 184 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  1-a. The governor is hereby authorized to present in the name  of  the
legislature of the state of New York, a military decoration, to be known
as  the  "conspicuous  service  star",  bearing  a suitable inscription,
device, and ribbon, all of which shall be of  suitable  design,  to  any
person  (i)  who is a citizen of the state of New York or (ii) who was a
citizen of the state of New York while serving in the  armed  forces  of
the  United  States,  and  who, while serving in the United States Armed
Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or coast  guard,
has, or shall have received a United States unit level decoration denot-
ing combat participation and foreign unit awards, issued from a company,
regimental, brigade, or division commander, or equivalent naval unit, or
issued by the President of the United States, the Congress of the United
States,  the  United  States  Defense  Department or the joint chiefs of
staff, such as, but not limited to, a presidential unit  citation  or  a
joint meritorious unit award. Not more than one conspicuous service star
shall  be issued to any one person; nor shall any citation be awarded or
presented, under the provisions of this subdivision, to any person whose
entire service subsequent to the time of the receipt of such star  shall
not  have  been  honorable. For each succeeding star as provided herein,
such person shall be entitled to wear, as the  chief  of  staff  of  the
state  may  direct, a ribbon whose color and design shall be selected by
the division of [miliary] MILITARY affairs.  In the event of  the  death
of  any  person during or subsequent to the receipt of such citation the
conspicuous service star shall be presented to  such  representative  of
the  deceased  as  may be designated. The chief of staff shall make such
rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the proper  presen-
tation and distribution of such decorations.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.